Oar, Fish, Fax : Euphemistic Conversations
PROLOGUE
"Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne." - Quentin Crisp
"If we don’t take control of the direction our lives will take, we leave ourselves to the mercy of others, often with disastrous consequences.Such people are like rudderless boats on the ocean, completely at the mercy of the tides to take them wherever they will." Who said that ? Ofcourse Sir Nick :-)
This is exactly the scenario an “OAR” comes into picture. It provides the direction to the rudderless boat … I stand corrected … boats. I had to switch from singular to plural due to the simple fact that oar, lines, fishing hooks, “angler” equipment tends to be shareable asset across multiple boats. It wouldn’t be a befitting tribute to the oar if it was tied down, shackled really, to a single boat.
When I looked at Angler’s comment and the image that went with it I thought about the angst of the angler … though I have to humbly concede that it happens once in a blue moon !
This is exactly the scenario an “OAR” comes into picture. It provides the direction to the rudderless boat … I stand corrected … boats. I had to switch from singular to plural due to the simple fact that oar, lines, fishing hooks, “angler” equipment tends to be shareable asset across multiple boats. It wouldn’t be a befitting tribute to the oar if it was tied down, shackled really, to a single boat.
When I looked at Angler’s comment and the image that went with it I thought about the angst of the angler … though I have to humbly concede that it happens once in a blue moon !
From an Angler’s POV, it is great to watch your friend hook up and battle a big fish. You stand there and silently wish, even if to an infinitesimal degree of sadistic pleasure that the fish does get away.
From another Angler’s POV, once the fish is close he likes to get the net in the water and under the fish coming in. Once he has netted the fish, he lets the hook out and let it go. He is a saintly humanitarian....extendable to fish.
Many times we have seen people charge into the water after a trout and try to net it right off. This can result in missing the fish and breaking it off. We have also seen people grab the end of the line before netting a fish, this is dangerous especially when using special baits, one head shake and a big fish will break your line.
Any other tips for the stressed out Angler ?
The thoughtful person that I am … or rather can be at times … I thought about the interaction of the angler’s fishing line and the fish … or even people in social scenarios. Somehow both situations remind me of a fax machine.
A fax machine simply has an established protocol for first dates. Think back to the last time you faxed a document to someone. Your fax machine makes a connection to the other fax machine, and then you hear all kinds of gibberish before the document starts going through.
Did you ever wonder what that’s all about ?
Well, the two fax machines are basically saying hello and setting the tone of the conversation, how fast they’re going to talk, what language they are going to use, and how long they’re going to chat.
EPILOGUE
"Talking is like playing on the harp; there is as much in laying the hands on the strings to stop their vibration as in twanging them to bring out their music." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
6 comments:
Well, Sir Nick, the Angler stops just short of tossing his oars to your wit. Faxes and stuff are aw'right, but of boats and oars are different ... innit?. I will leave you and the other readers with another thought:
"A boat needs an oar like a fish needs a bicycle"
~ Angler (Re-cast from a 20th century phrase that was in itself re-cast from a 19th century philosohical work; also finds a mention in a song by U2)
Would have loved to post some nice pics, but Angler either doesn't know how or Sir Nick has not enabled it. For now, enjoy some at http://www.fishonabike.com/guinness.htm
Here is something worth remembering:"There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water."~Kate Chopin
And then there are those that do,
and you wish Kate Chopin knew.
Hey, Sir Nick, ain't that poetic(k)?
Back to the topic of the oars, and the rhyming mood the Angler seems to be in, I guess your readers might be interested in a song by OAR from the album In Between Now And Then
http://www.lyricsdomain.com/15/oar/hey_girl.html
OAR song....hmmm...BIG NO!
Dear anonymous, I so agree with you. Since when the peculiarities of national fishing became associated with romance? bah! not poetic, but pathetic. No offence Angler, hehe.
and for all the girls out there: avoid the fishermen (esp during the fishing season) at all costs. Otherwise you might get caught in the midnight hours like a legless mermaid(s)!
no..we don't want that to happen:)
Continuing the rhyming mood...
There was young lady from Ealing Who had a peculiar feeling
She lay on her back
Listened to the O.A.R. track
And found it hardly appealing.
:=)
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